Kyle Greig

Kyle Greig
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Benedictine Ravens 74 (43)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Kansas City Brass 41 (10)
2013 Wilmington Hammerheads 24 (6)
2014–2015 Oklahoma City Energy 51 (16)
2016 Whitecaps FC 2 27 (11)
2016Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0)
2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2017Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 5 (0)
2017FC Cincinnati (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2020 Saint Louis FC 75 (23)
2021 Louisville City 27 (5)
2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2022

Kyle Greig (born February 22, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

Career

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Greig played four years of college soccer at Benedictine College between 2008 and 2011.[1] He also played for USL PDL club Kansas City Brass between 2010 and 2012.[2][3][4]

Greig signed his first professional contract with USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads in April 2013. He made his debut and scored his first professional goal on April 19, 2013, during a 2–0 victory over Antigua Barracuda FC.

After two seasons with Oklahoma City Energy, Greig signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on January 29, 2016.[5] He made the move to the Whitecaps senior team in Major League Soccer on December 19, 2016.[6]

During the 2017 season, Greig was loaned out to United Soccer League club FC Cincinnati.[citation needed] His loan ended when FC Cincinnati's 2017 season ended.[7]

Greig joined USL club Saint Louis FC on February 21, 2018.[8] Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season.[9]

On May 20, 2021, it was announced that Greig had signed with Louisville City.[10] Following the 2021 season, Louisville opted to decline their contract option on Greig.[11]

Greig signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies on January 14, 2022.[12] He was released by Tampa following their 2022 season.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Greig | Benedictine Raven Athletics". Ravenathletics.benedictine.edu. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "WFC2 Signs Former Energy FC Forward Greig - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps sign Spencer Richey, Kyle Greig from USL side". MLS Soccer. December 19, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Kimura, Fumi (October 25, 2017). "Nine Return for 2018". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  8. ^ USLSoccer.com Staff (February 21, 2018). "Greig Makes Move to Saint Louis". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Straus, Brian (August 25, 2020). "USL's Saint Louis FC to Fold to Make Room for MLS Expansion Team". Sports Illustrated.
  10. ^ "LouCity signs proven striker Greig to bolster its attack". May 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Communications, LouCity (December 2, 2021). "LouCity announces initial roster moves for 2022 season". Louisville City FC - USL Championship.
  12. ^ "ROWDIES SIGN VETERAN FORWARD KYLE GREIG". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  13. ^ 🖉USLChampionship com Staff (December 2, 2022). "Tampa Bay Rowdies announce initial 2023 roster decisions". USL Championship.
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